Misfortune Quotes

Famous Misfortune quotes by popular authors such as Honore de Balzac, James Russell Lowell, Washington Irving, La Rochefoucauld, William Shakespeare and others.

Misfortune comes to all men.

Chinese Proverb

Acceptance · Misfortune · Difficult Days

Misfortunes come to all men.

Chinese Proverb

Misfortune · Acceptance

Fire tries gold, misfortune men.

Adversity · Misfortune

The worst is not sSo long as we can say 'This is the worst.'

William Shakespeare

We are never either so wretched or so happy as we say we are.

Honore de Balzac

Exaggeration · Happiness · Misfortune

Misfortunes always come in by a door that has been left open for them.

We have all of us sufficient fortitude to bear the misfortunes of others.

La Rochefoucauld

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

Washington Irving

Let us be of good cheer remembering that misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.

James Russell Lowell

Lighten Up · Misfortune · Worry

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never either so wretched or so happy as we say we are.

Honore de Balzac

Exaggeration · Happiness · Misfortune